Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)laddersteps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down (n)ladderascending stages by which somebody or something can progress“he climbed the career ladder” (n)run, ladder, ravela row of unravelled stitches“she got a run in her stocking” Verbs
(v)ladder, runcome unraveled or undone as if by snagging“Her nylons were running”